Track-aligning jack



Patented Aug. 1o, 1926. 1,595,3l5i

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FRANK n.. sini-tins, or: amasar, ILLENOIS, Asistencia 'ro FREDERICKHACHMANN, on criticas@v ILLINOIS.

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.application filed August 20, 19,23". Serial' No. 658,212.

This invention relates to a track aligning 'thereof being-substantially perpendicular to 55 jack of" that type designed` to engage the the base. edge of'tlielower flange ofa rail and'exert A jack lever supporti-ng shoe or carrier a lateral-strain thereagainst for shifting the inemher is slida-bly supported upon the 5 rail or aligning the same. with other rails. base l. This carrier member preferably conlt is an object of'thisinvention te provide sists of' an integral casting having a bottom 60 a jack which can be laterally shifted' so that 6, lateral; upstanding earsor wings 7' and a wider range ofv movement may be imparted transverse portions 8' and 9,- tlie latterof to the object tobe shifted. which vforms a forwardly openI faced socket 10 It is also an object off this invention to in which a jaclrlever l0 ispivotally supprcvide a stationary base and a support for ported. This jack-lever is'provided with a 65 the jack whieh'inay be adjustzably anchored vertical socket for receiving; an operating to the base in different positions. handle; The jacltlever liasfa downwardly With these and other objects in view, extending and forwardily.` projecting serwhich will become moreapparent in the-folrated toe 10- whi'cli'isadapted toengage lowing description and'- disclosuresin the 'against the lateralsurface ofanobject such 70 drawings, this invention comprisesthe novel as the illustrated railroadl rail f'or laterally mechanism and Vcombinatione hereinafter adjusting thesame. The lowery sur-face; of described and more particularly pointed out tle' shoe is provided# withvr adongitudinally and defined in the appended claims. eitending groove ll for accommodating the ln the accompanying drawings, which ilratchet teeth a' on the hase, and the forward 75 lustrate a preferred embodiment of this inlateral margins of the shoe having laterally. vention, and in which similar reference projecting lugs or trunnions l2 which slidnumerals refer to similar features inthe difingly fit in the guideways of the base. The

ferent views: upper and lower surfaces of these trunnions Figure l is an elevational view of the jack are slightly arcuate in longitudinal direc- 80 adjacent a railroad rail which is shown in tion so that the rear of the shoe can be section. slightly rocked or elevated to raise the Figure 2 is a front enlarged elevational ratchet tooth or pawl 1,3 projecting from the view of the jack. lower rear portion of the shoe out of engage- Figure 3 is an enlarged view taken subnient with the ratchet teeth l so that the g5 stantially upon the line 3-3 of Figure 2. shoe may be longitudinally adjusted on the Figure 4 is a. bottom plan view of the adbase. This pawl 13 is of course shaped so justahle jack support or carrier. as to fit the teeth 4 so that when in engage- Figure is an enlarged section upon the ment therewith the shoe or carrier 5 will he line 5 5 of Figure 2 and showing the sec# anchored against rearward .shifting inovetra tion of a railroad rail adjacent thereto. ment during the operation of the jacl lever.

ligure 6 is an enlarged plan view of the ln using this jack, the same is posi .cned

against the object to be shifted or adjusted,

base. Figure 7 is an enlarged section upon the and the jack lever is operated so that the line 7-7 of Figure 5. toe lila will engage the ohject for shiftingthe 9 5 As shown on the drawings: saine. In using this jack as a rail aligner,

In referringI now to the drawings, which. for which it is primarily7V designed. the base illustrate the chosen embodiment of this inmember l is positioned under a rail so that vention, there is illustrated a base l having the toe 10u may engage the lower flange anchoring tangs 2 projecting from the hotthereof. By exerting rearward pressure 10@ tom thereof. Said base is relatively long upon the handle of the lever the rail will be and narrow and its longitudinal marginal forced in alateral direction to align the same edges are inturned in the form of overhangwith the other rails. lf the swing of the ing flanges 3 whereby lateral marginal jack lever is not sufficient to effect the degrooves or guideways are formed. Between sired lateral movement of the rail, the lever mg,

these guideways, the base is provided with a may be released and the rear end of the shoe series of ratchet teeth 4; which slope foror carrier 5 may be elevated to raise the wardly upon the rear face, the front faces pawl 13 above the ratchet teeth 4 so that the shoe or carrier may be shifted forward any desired distance so that the jack lever` will be brought near enough to the rail again to effect a second operation thereof. Any number of such adjustments of the carrier may be made as is necessary to shift the rail the desired amount, as is obvious.

It will be appreciated that in using an adjustable carrier for the jack lever, it is not necessary to tear up the base and reposition the same Awhen more thanone throw of the lever is required to shift the rail. By making the carrier adjustable, much time and labor is saved in shifting objects requiring more than one throw of the lever.

I am aware that numerous details of construction may be varied through a wide range without departing from the principles of this invention, and I therefore do not purpose limiting` the patent granted otherwise than necessitated by the prior art.

I claim as my invention:

l. In a track aligning jack, a base member having anchoring tangs proj ecting from the lower surface and having inturned marginal ianges upon its upper surface to pro- I vide guideways and ratchet teeth between said guideways, a .iack carrier having laterally projecting trunnions supported on said base with said trunnions in said guideways7 and having a ratchet tooth adapted for engagement with said ratchet teeth on said base, and a swingable jack lever pivoted in said carrier.

Q. In a track aligning ack, a base having lateral guiding means, a jack lever supporting member having trunnions slidable and tiltable with respect to said guidingmeans, and int-erlocking means between said base and member.

8. In a track aligning jack, a base having inwardly opening marginal grooves, a jack lever support having means extending into said grooves, said means being so constructed as to provide rockers for said support and interlocking means between said base and carrier controlled by rocking movements of the latter.

4. In a track aligning jack, a base, a jack .lever support slidably and tiltably mounted upon said basej means for retainingv and guiding said support, and interlocking means between said base and support centrolled by the tilting movement of the latter.A

In testimony whereof I have hereunto subscribed my name.

FRANK R. SINNING. 

